MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has closed an investigation into the death in custody of a whistleblower lawyer because it has found no evidence of foul play, federal investigators said on Tuesday.
Lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in 2009 while awaiting trial on charges of tax evasion and fraud that were similar to accusations he had made against police and tax officials. The case has damaged ties between Russia and the United States.
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